Governor Breakdown

The latest on our hapless governor. St. Louis Post Dispatch:

An analysis of audit reports covering the last three Illinois governors shows that Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration has been plagued by substantially more reports of mismanagement and waste than two predecessors.

A comparison of audits for 22 major state agencies dating to 1997 found Blagojevich has had nearly as many problems running state government as former Govs. George Ryan and Jim Edgar combined.

Julie Hamos is startled. Should we call her clueless?

State Rep. Julie Hamos, an Evanston Democrat who serves on the audit commission, said high turnover among agency directors and too few state workers may have led to a breakdown in the management of government.

"It's fairly startling," Hamos said. "Agencies are trying to do more with less. They are often just not able to do the paperwork. I don't know if they can do that with this reduced headcount."

Really? Maybe they should hire some more long in the tooth interns. Maybe they should actually do their jobs. How about a few heads rolling, starting with Governor Breakdown. And throw these "very confused people" out in November!

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